This Ted Talk teaches that science is “Knowledge in Process” is a key component to moving forward in science and in life. The process involves experimentation, failure and revision — and the science of finding our own life mapping is no exception.

Cancer researcher Kevin B. Jones faces the deep unknowns about surgery and medical care with a simple answer: honesty. In a thoughtful talk about the nature of knowledge, Jones shows how science is at its best when scientists humbly admit what they do not yet understand.